to persuade; to coax; to solicit; to seduce; to make advances; to make a play
university; college; former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
basics; fundamentals; basis; foundation
racing (of an engine); spinning one's wheels; running idle; fruitless effort; going nowhere; going round in circles
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
favorite (to win); favourite; likely winner; one's heart's desire; first choice
overwhelming strength; extremely strong person; powerhouse; very strong player; very strong team
school; proof (of a book, document, etc.); counter for proofs
leading actor; star; leading figure; central figure; key figure
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
to be nauseating; to be disgusting; to be revolting; to throw up; to vomit
to scatter; to disseminate (e.g. a rumor); to spread (e.g. germs); to distribute widely (e.g. leaflets); to hand out freely; to spend recklessly
just friends; no romantic interest; (lit.) no pulse
exclusion; removal; rejection; elimination; abatement; lifting (sanctions, etc.)
to live up to expectations; to meet expectations
district; section; sector
superior (in rank); top; higher order (e.g. byte); host computer (of connected device)
winning a prize or place (in a contest)
whole; entirety; whatever (is the matter)
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
to become enthusiastic; to have a crush (on); to lose one's head (to); to become earnest
time; thyme; time out (e.g. in sport)
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
working overtime; detention; being kept in (e.g. after school)
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
chest; breast; breasts; bosom; heart; lungs; stomach
club activities; extracurricular activities
last week; the week before
to be truant; to slack off; to play hooky; to skip school; to cut class; to skip out
to attend on; to wait on; to accompany; to escort; to chaperone
(not) ever; (not) at all; (not) on any account; deepest bottom of the earth
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
back off!; leave me alone!
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
antipathy; antagonism; animosity; revulsion; ill feeling
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
harassment (in the workplace) from a position of power; power harassment
storm; tempest; uproar; hullabaloo; storm (e.g. of protest)
fastidiousness; love of cleanliness
or something; or something like that; or words to that effect; something or other
who benefits (from that)?; who cares?; who would want that?; pointless; of benefit to no one; of interest to no one